1975 Daytona 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1975 Daytona 500
Name of Track:	Daytona International Speedway
Date:	February 16th

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators.

It hosts races of motor vehicles of various kinds, including go-karts, dirt bikes, motorcycles, sports cars, modified pickup trucks, and stock cars. The facility also includes a 3.56 mile (5.7 km) road course and a 180-acre infield, including the 29 acre Lake Lloyd.

NASCAR Begins At Daytona

NASCAR was founded by William France Sr. at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1947. The original premiere event in the series was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course. France began planning a new track for the premiere event in his fledgling series in 1953. On August 16, 1954 he signed a contract with city officials to create this new track that would become famous as the Daytona International Speedway. Ground was broken on November 25, 1957 The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track, and the large hole in the infield was filled with water and is now known as Lake Lloyd. The speedway opened on February 22, 1959 to a crowd of 41,000 people.

Daytona 500

The NASCAR Championship's most important race, the Daytona 500, is held annually at Daytona International Speedway. It is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) stock car race. The list of Daytona 500 winners is very long dating back to the inaugural race in 1959, and includes "The King" Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt.

More Daytona Races

NASCAR, the premier stock car organization in the United States, holds some of its most important races on this track. These include competitions in its Craftsman Truck Series (where pickup trucks are raced), Busch Series (the stock car junior league), and Nextel Cup series. The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is also held at Daytona.

The racing season begins at Daytona starting with the testing sessions. The year's racing begins with the 24 Hours of Daytona race in the Grand American Sports Car series. Then the racing begins for the Nextel Cup with the Budweiser Shootout and the Gatorade Duel. The Craftsman Truck Series begins with the GM Flex Fuel 250. The Busch Series begins with the Hershey's Kissables 300, and then it is back to the Nextel Cup in "The Great American Race," the Daytona 500. The Nextel Cup also features the Pepsi 400 in July at Daytona.

Daytona International Speedway Under The Lights

Lights were installed in 1998 so that the Pepsi 400 could be held at night. However, the race was delayed until October that year due to thick smoke from wildfires that summer. The Pepsi 400 has been held under lights ever since.

It also contains an attraction called Daytona USA The winning car from the Daytona 500 is placed in front of the attraction building each year.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.

1975 Daytona 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1975 Daytona 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Benny Parsons	72	32	$43,905	200	running	King's Row Fireplace
2	Bobby Allison	16	3	$26,700	199	running	Coca-Cola / AMC
3	Cale Yarborough	11	6	$21,850	198	running	Valvoline
4	David Pearson	21	2	$18,150	198	running	Purolator
6	Dave Marcis	71	8	$13,650	197	running	K & K Insurance
7	Richard Petty	43	4	$13,700	192	running	STP
10	James Hylton	48	17	$7,485	189	running	Nitro 9
11	A.J. Foyt	28	9	$6,700	188	engine	Gilmore Racing
12	Bruce Jacobi	37	39	$4,935	185	running	Opal's Truck Stop
13	Bob Burcham	97	30	$4,320	184	axle	Long-Lewis
15	Cecil Gordon	24	15	$4,195	183	engine	Bob Stott Motors
16	Ferrel Harris	82	16	$2,800	176	running	Cougar Coal
18	Richard Childress	96	36	$3,760	150	running	L.C. Newton Trucking
19	Lennie Pond	54	7	$3,250	146	oil pump	Master Chevy Sales
20	Buddy Baker	15	13	$8,200	144	t chain	Bud Moore Engineering
22	Dick Brooks	90	5	$3,300	104	water pump	Truxmore Industries
23	Tommy Gale	64	24	$2,625	83	engine	Langley Racing
24	George Follmer	33	40	$1,650	67	suspension	Moyer Racing
25	Walter Ballard	30	22	$2,385	67	ignition	Clyde Lynn Auto Parts
26	Darrell Waltrip	17	33	$4,310	54	axle	Terminal Transport
27	Johnny Rutherford	8	11	$2,075	51	engine	Allison Racing
28	Donnie Allison	88	1	$6,365	36	fuel pump	Allison Racing
30	Hershel McGriff	69	38	$1,400	13	engine	Friez Enterprises
32	Bruce Hill	47	20	$1,750	4	crash	Hill Racing
36	Dick Trickle	75	27	$1,705	3	crash	Puro Racing
37	Grant Adcox	41	25	$1,615	3	crash	Adcox-Kirby
38	Dan Daughtry	35	23	$1,550	3	crash	DM Construction